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7797706951When did long distance trade noticeably increase?during the Hellenistic Era0
7797761132What happened after mariners from Ptolemaic Egypt learned how to sail during monsoons safely?regular links were established between different civilizations1
7797783522What did long distance trade lead to?economic development within the Hellenistic realms2
7797828953What was the principle trade center on the east African coast?Rhapta3
7797846912What goods did merchants of Rhapta import?iron goods, such as spears, axes, and knives4
7797871612What are the trade routes that linked Eurasia to north Africa?the Silk Roads5
7797909310How far did the Silk Road go west?from Chang'an to the Taklamakan desert6
7797924857What is one interpretation of the meaning of Taklamakan?he who enters does not come back out7
7798021105What were spices used as?flavoring agents, drugs, anesthetics, perfumes, and magical positions8
7798056629Who was partially responsible for the spread of Buddhism to Bactria and Ceylon?Ashoka9
7798532605Who were the earliest Buddhists in China?foreign merchants who practiced their religion in the enclaves10
7798553729What did the rulers of southeast Asian states call themselves?rajas11
7798575197Who were the Nestorians?followers of Nestorius12
7798593657What did the spread of Manichaeism show?how missionary religions made use of the silk roads13
7798618449Who began Manichaeism?Mani14
7798629697Why did Mani's doctrine have a strong appeal?it offered a rational explanation for the presence of good and evil15
7798645351Why did Manichaeism decline?Zoroastrian leaders told the Sasanid rulers to suppress Mani's movement16
7798679348What were the most destructive of the epidemic diseases?smallpox and measles17
7798703400What was the effect of the diseases?trade declined and more states were self-sufficient18
7798739888Who reported that over 120 ships annually departed from the Red Sea for India?Strabo19
7798742408Who was Strabo?a Greek geographer20
7798754183Which regions of the mare nostrum did the Romans dominate?eastern and western21

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